A Kalihi pawn shop clerk was pistol whipped in an attempted robbery Saturday, police said.

According to a police report, a man entered the pawn shop at 10 a.m. and asked to see a ring. He returned 10 minutes later with a pistol and demanded money and gold from the 45-year-old clerk. The clerk refused and the gunman pistol whipped him and fled.

The gunman fled without taking anything. The clerk's condition was unknown.